Increased police presence at school

"We will have increased police presence for tonight’s events at NHS," the statement continued. "We are sickened that we are facing this situation once again and will aggressively address hatred and threats to the safety of our students and community."

The district also said that the high school will be in session Monday with increased police presence, and the school's weekend activities will proceed as scheduled.

Regarding its response to the threat, the district's statement said that it "began investigating the threat in question immediately and extra safety precautions were taken."

"Since it did not convey an immediate threat we followed police protocol before notifying parents," the statement said.

School safety forum on Saturday

Superintendent Dr. Beth Niedermeyer also released a statement Friday, saying that the "cruelty, hatred and ugliness that we’ve seen in our community is heartbreaking and as a school district and community we are better than this."

Niedermeyer also said the Noblesville school district will hold a public forum about school safety from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Ivy Tech Community College in Noblesville. The Noblesville Diversity Coalition and student leaders at the high school will join the conversation, she said.

"The event will be a time to share and listen to one another, think about ways we can stand together to show our love and support of all people and discuss ways we can help to unify our community," she said. "Noblesville Schools counselors will also available at the event for those who need support.”

The shooting led to Noblesville Schools sponsoring a successful $50 million referendum, in part to bolster security across the district. In its aftermath, Indiana’s governor will make metal detectors available to public school districts statewide.